Tony Romo was outstanding when it mattered most

IRVING – How good was Tony Romo when it mattered most Sunday night? Consider this fact: On third down, he was 9 of 11 for 140 yards with one touchdown and a passer ratiing of 149.1 (stat provided by NFL.com’s Adam Schefter).

For the game, Romo was 21 of 34 for 307 yards with one TD (the game winner to Miles Austin on third-and-14) and one interception. Dallas is 6-0 this season when Romo passes for 250 or more yards. Over his career, he’s 13-1 in November after winning his last 13 starts in the month.

But let’s get back to those sterling third down numbers. What’s most impressive about them is that the Eagles blitzed nearly every time.

Still, Romo misfired only twice. He was 5 for 5 going to Jason Witten, including the 5-yard gain on third-and-three from the Dallas 46 that sealed the win.

“I think any time you play against a team that sends that much at you, there’s just turnovers waiting to happen if you let it,” Romo said after the game. “So you have to in some ways be conscious of the ball, and t the same time, you got to create big plays once in a while against them. That was our motto coming in: ‘We’re going to protect the ball, but we may miss some stuff.’ And we did tonight, a couple of times. But we’re also going to get them a few times. And, at the end of the day, you just want to have more good ones than bad.”